Crime News Updates

Rayagada: Rayagada Town Police today nabbed a dreaded criminal H Siva following an encounter in the area. Police said Siva, against whom as many as 50 criminal cases are pending in various police stations of Rayagada and other nearby districts, sustained bullet injuries in the exchange of fire during a raid. Two police personnel have […]

Bhubaneswar: What would you do when somebody offers a huge discount on a brand new Apple i-phone? Like many others, karate player Valena Valentina too got tempted by such offer, but the surprise soon became the shocker of her life after she found that the phone was a stolen one. Not only Valena, several government […]

Berhampur: A 30-year-old man was sentenced to 10-years imprisonment by a court here on Monday for kidnapping and raping a minor girl three years ago. Additional District Judge Jagdish Prasad Mohanty also slapped a fine of Rs 10,000 on Narasingh Das for committing the offence in Golanthara area of Ganjam district on June 27, 2016. […]

Gajapati District & Session Judge Court on Monday convicted and awarded 10-year jail term to one Anant Paik for raping a divyang girl multiple times in Serang area of Gajapati district.

Jharsuguda: A day after a married woman was shot dead in front of her house at Rohidaspada under Sarasmal Police limits in Jharsuguda district, police on Wednesday arrested a man hailing from Jharkhand in connection with the murder. A special team of Jharsuguda police nabbed the accused from Sundergarh district today. According to police sources, […]

Berhampur: After targeting women and elderly persons, miscreants posing as police officials allegedly looted gold ornaments and cash from a man near Venkateswar temple under Badabazaar Police limits in Berhampur today. The matter came to light after the victim, identified as H Apalla Raju of Pakalabari Sahi, lodged a complaint in this regard. According to […]

Bhubaneswar: After a brief lull, miscreants on Thursday looted over Rs 28 lakh in separate incidents in Odisha. In Puri, armed miscreants allegedly looted Rs 19.50 lakh from the employees of a private bank at Gopalpur under Nimapara block. As per reports, six bike-borne miscreants looted the cash from two employees of Bandhan Bank after […]

Phulbani: A girl student of Class IX was allegedly raped by a married man who happens to be her neighbour in Tumudibandha police station area of Kandhamal district. As per reports, the minor girl was with her mother in her house when accused Sambhu Maharana called her outside for some work at around 7 PM […]

Bhubaneswar: Concerns are now being raised over privacy at hotels after two employees of a hotel based in Bhubaneswar were arrested for blackmailing a girl by allegedly recording her obscene video. As per reports, the girl had visited a reputed hotel (Oyo room) at Nayapalli area for a birthday party with some of her friends. […]

Nayagarh: In an ugly turn of events following a brawl during a community feast, a woman died after she was attacked by a youth at Bhatasahi under Odagaon Police limits in Nayagarh district late last night. The deceased Mani Singh’s husband Nirajan, who also sustained critical injuries in the attack, is now battling for his […]

Bhubaneswar: Commissionerate Police on Sunday busted a sex racket which was operating from a hotel at AIIMS Nagar under Khandagiri police limits in Bhubaneswar. Acting on a tip-off, a special team of Commissionerate raided the hotel and arrested six persons including two middlemen and four customers. Six girls, who reportedly hail from West Bengal, have […]

Bhubaneswar: One person has been arrested from Jajpur district for allegedly trying to sell Deer antlers by on OLX website. The accused has been identified as Devi Prasanna Behera, a resident of Kotapur in Jajpur district. On getting information, a special team of the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau laid a trap and nabbed the accused […]

Cuttack: The Cuttack Cyber Police Station under the CID, Crime Branch has arrested three cyber criminals from Patna in Bihar for allegedly duping a person from Bhuban area of Jajpur district to the tune of Rs 40 lakh. Senior officials informed that the accused had created a fake website in the name of Reliance Petrol […]

Balasore: A garment shop owner was reportedly beaten black and blue on charges of running a prostitution racket at Ananda Bazar Chhak in Sahadevkhunta area of Balasore district. As per the allegations, the shopkeeper was operating the racket from inside his shop. The incident came to light after some irate locals thrashed him over the […]

Mayurbhanj: In yet another incident of sexual assault, a minor girl was allegedly raped by her relative in Sarat Police limits area of Mayurbhanj district. The accused, Tumbi Singh Banra, was detained based on a complaint lodged at the local police station. As per reports, the girl’s father works outside which is why he had […]